Don’t beg anyone to play for the Super Eagles – Yakubu Aiyegbeni tells NFF

April 17, 2020 / Sports, Super Eagles / By Ayomide John

Former Super Eagles striker: Yakubu Aiyegbeni believe that the Nigeria Football Federation should not beg or convince any player to play for the Super Eagles.

The former Everton of England striker said this while speaking to Supersport’s presenter: Carol Tshabalala in an Instagram live chat.

In his words :

“We don’t need to beg any player to play for Nigeria. You need to show the desire that you want to play for your country. Not going around begging players to play. It’s a big shame! Nobody’s bigger than Nigeria. We’ve got a lot of players.”

Yakubu Aiyegbeni had 21 goals in 57 appearances for the Super Eagles between 2000-2012.

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Ayomide John

Ayomide is first, a football writer, a sports analyst and then a multi-niched journalist with a particular interest in lifestyle, politics, literature and history. He is an experienced Search Engine Optimisation Analyst and Content Marketer. He holds a degree in Literature in English (OAU). He hopes to do his Masters in International Media Studies.He is a Manchester United fan since 2008.